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Sam McKenzie Jr.
Sam McKenzie Jr.

Jan 18, 2021

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Unpopular Opinion: More Shots Should’ve Been Fired at the White Terrorists

Point AND shoot

I recently saw this tweet on Twitter: “We’re not asking you to shoot them like you shoot us we’re asking you NOT to shoot us like you DON’T shoot them!”

It’s a sweet tweet. It stopped my scrolling. It convicted me, and it conflicted me about my feelings. But I’ve decided the “We” in that…

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